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Nymphalidae
77a0708 – 4615   Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Distribution Data for Danaus gilippus
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • gilippus Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4615
  • ssp. a. gilippus Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4615
  • manuja Eschscholtz 1821 (Idea)
  • vincedoxici Hübner 1816 (Anosia)
  • vincetoxici Fabricius 1938 (Euploea)
  • vincetoxici Hübner [1816] (Limnas)
  • berenice Cramer 1779 (Papilio)
  • ssp. b. thersippus Bates 1863 (Danais)
  • esperanza Hoffmann 1924 (Danais)
  • gilippina Hoffmann 1940 (Anosia)
  • kerri Comstock 1925 (Danais)
  • strigosus Bates 1864 (Danais)
  • ssp. c. cleothera Godart [1819] (Danais)
  • ssp. d. jamaicensis Bates 1864 (Danaus)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America
    Danaus gilippus
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